One Nation, After All : What Americans Really Think About God, Country, Family, Racism, Welfare, Immigration, Homosexuality, Work, The Right, The Left and Each Other
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (734 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 014027572X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Instead, writes Wolfe, they are a practical people willing to accept social change. Forget the shallow opinion polls that appear every few days in the news. One Nation, After All comes closer to the real pulse of the American people than just about any other you will find. Americans, according to the author, can be quite harsh when judging their own behavior, but they exhibit a hands-off approach with others. Few academics write as crisply as the sociologist Alan Wolfe, and even fewer are capable of making the penetrating insights that sprinkle the pages of this engaging study of suburban psychology. . Based on 200 extensive interviews with middle-class Americ
Ill-advised incursion into empirical research not a natural Alan Wolfe has been around forever, or so it seems. He has spent most of his career as a social commentator, adviser to high government officials such as President Bill Clinton, and occasional critic of social theory and the disappointments it sometimes produces.Whatever the quality of his usual work, Wolfe has demonstrated in One Nation After All that it is unwise for bookish policy wonks to jump head first into empirical research. Though he directed a fairly large team of researchers with training in ethnography and survey research, Wolfe's lack of experience with empirical work led to the pro. Comforting Piece of Social Research Denise the booklover One Nation After All is an excellent analysis for a fascinationg social research project focusing on the American Middle Class.The study and subsequent analysis is a well thought out, detailed work packed with citations and comparisons.As an added plus, the study shows that overall, the American Middle Class is basically a tolerant, reasonable group of people who prefer NOT to tell others how to live their lives.For the uninitiated, research papers are writtin in the passive voice! This may require some adjustment on the part of the reader.. "Hard to Read? Yesbut worth it" according to Ed Tracey. I agree with Denise's review that this book offers hope more than anything else. It is rather academic, and does make you want to put it down. Nonetheless, in a world where TV commentators routinely portray Americans as "us and them" based on, say, their presidential vote, it is refreshing to read of alternative views. We are more similar than dissimilar - it just won't make for an electrifying show on "Crossfire" or "Hardball". Professor Wolfe does have some unifying themese throughout the book, which does raise this from Hard to Read? Yesbut worth it I agree with Denise's review that this book offers hope more than anything else. It is rather academic, and does make you want to put it down. Nonetheless, in a world where TV commentators routinely portray Americans as "us and them" based on, say, their presidential vote, it is refreshing to read of alternative views. We are more similar than dissimilar - it just won't make for an electrifying show on "Crossfire" or "Hardball". Professor Wolfe does have some unifying themese throughout the book, which does raise this from 3 to Hard to Read? Yesbut worth it Ed Tracey I agree with Denise's review that this book offers hope more than anything else. It is rather academic, and does make you want to put it down. Nonetheless, in a world where TV commentators routinely portray Americans as "us and them" based on, say, their presidential vote, it is refreshing to read of alternative views. We are more similar than dissimilar - it just won't make for an electrifying show on "Crossfire" or "Hardball". Professor Wolfe does have some unifying themese throughout the book, which does raise this from 3 to 4 stars in my view. Without them, it's not an easy read. In fact, I'. stars in my view. Without them, it's not an easy read. In fact, I'. to Hard to Read? Yesbut worth it Ed Tracey I agree with Denise's review that this book offers hope more than anything else. It is rather academic, and does make you want to put it down. Nonetheless, in a world where TV commentators routinely portray Americans as "us and them" based on, say, their presidential vote, it is refreshing to read of alternative views. We are more similar than dissimilar - it just won't make for an electrifying show on "Crossfire" or "Hardball". Professor Wolfe does have some unifying themese throughout the book, which does raise this from 3 to 4 stars in my view. Without them, it's not an easy read. In fact, I'. stars in my view. Without them, it's not an easy read. In fact, I'
The subject of great critical acclaim and extensive review attention, One Nation, After All concludes that the reports of cultural divides are highly exaggerated, and Americans agree about much more--on religion, family, race, and morality--than politicians and media pundits would have us believe. They are remarkably tolerant on questions of religion, affirmative action, and family issues--but not about homosexuality. Wolfe's study, which has already had an impact on the way we discuss domestic politics, disproves thought cliches that have wrongly polarized Americans, and shows the many values that hold our nation together.. In frank and often moving language, middle-class Americans, "left" and "right," express their views about immigrants of all races--